diff --git a/resources/default_tweaks.py b/resources/default_tweaks.py
index e9ad64cee2..bda839b28f 100644
--- a/resources/default_tweaks.py
+++ b/resources/default_tweaks.py
@@ -61,3 +61,13 @@ sort_columns_at_startup = None
 # default if not set: MMM yyyy
 gui_pubdate_display_format = 'MMM yyyy'
 
+# Control title and series sorting in the library view.
+# If set to 'library_order', Leading articles such as The and A will be ignored.
+# If set to 'strictly_alphabetic', the titles will be sorted without processing
+# For example, with library_order, The Client will sort under 'C'. With
+# strictly_alphabetic, the book will sort under 'T'.
+# This flag affects Calibre's library display. It has no effect on devices. In
+# addition, titles for books added before changing the flag will retain their
+# order until the title is edited. Double-clicking on a title and hitting return
+# without changing anything is sufficient to change the sort.
+title_series_sorting = 'library_order'
diff --git a/resources/recipes/economist.recipe b/resources/recipes/economist.recipe
index 4ae0bb8b05..a6d0e08eea 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     oldest_article = 7.0
     cover_url = 'http://www.economist.com/images/covers/currentcoverus_large.jpg'
     remove_tags = [dict(name=['script', 'noscript', 'title', 'iframe', 'cf_floatingcontent']),
-            dict(attrs={'class':['dblClkTrk']})]
-    remove_tags_before = dict(name=lambda tag: tag.name=='title' and tag.parent.name=='body')
+            dict(attrs={'class':['dblClkTrk', 'ec-article-info']})]
+    keep_only_tags = [dict(id='ec-article-body')]
     needs_subscription = True
+    no_stylesheets = True
     preprocess_regexps = [(re.compile('</html>.*', re.DOTALL),
         lambda x:'</html>')]
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 continue
             a = tag.find('a', href=True)
             if a is not None:
-                url=a['href'].replace('displaystory', 'PrinterFriendly').strip()
+                url=a['href'].split('?')[0]+'/print'
                 if url.startswith('Printer'):
                     url = '/'+url
                 if url.startswith('/'):
diff --git a/resources/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/resources/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index cdcd457501..1a783521f6 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     oldest_article = 7.0
     cover_url = 'http://www.economist.com/images/covers/currentcoverus_large.jpg'
     remove_tags = [dict(name=['script', 'noscript', 'title', 'iframe', 'cf_floatingcontent']),
-            dict(attrs={'class':['dblClkTrk']})]
-    remove_tags_before = dict(name=lambda tag: tag.name=='title' and tag.parent.name=='body')
+            dict(attrs={'class':['dblClkTrk', 'ec-article-info']})]
+    keep_only_tags = [dict(id='ec-article-body')]
+    no_stylesheets = True
     preprocess_regexps = [(re.compile('</html>.*', re.DOTALL),
         lambda x:'</html>')]
 
@@ -88,19 +89,20 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         br = browser()
         ret = br.open(url)
         raw = ret.read()
-        url = br.geturl().replace('displaystory', 'PrinterFriendly').strip()
+        url = br.geturl().split('?')[0]+'/print'
         root = html.fromstring(raw)
-        matches = root.xpath('//*[@class = "article-section"]')
+        matches = root.xpath('//*[@class = "ec-article-info"]')
         feedtitle = 'Miscellaneous'
         if matches:
-            feedtitle = string.capwords(html.tostring(matches[0], method='text',
-                    encoding=unicode))
+            feedtitle = string.capwords(html.tostring(matches[-1], method='text',
+                    encoding=unicode).split('|')[-1].strip())
         return (i, feedtitle, url, title, description, author, published)
 
     def eco_article_found(self, req, result):
         from calibre.web.feeds import Article
         i, feedtitle, link, title, description, author, published = result
-        self.log('Found print version for article:', title)
+        self.log('Found print version for article:', title, 'in', feedtitle,
+                'at', link)
 
         a = Article(i, title, link, author, description, published, '')
 
diff --git a/resources/recipes/smh.recipe b/resources/recipes/smh.recipe
index 21643b9611..b5c7f4d54e 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/smh.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/smh.recipe
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Smh_au(BasicNewsRecipe):
     language              = 'en_AU'
     remove_empty_feeds    = True
     masthead_url          = 'http://images.smh.com.au/2010/02/02/1087188/smh-620.jpg'
-    publication_type      = 'newspaper' 
+    publication_type      = 'newspaper'
     extra_css             = ' h1{font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif } body{font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif} .cT-imageLandscape{font-size: x-small} '
 
     conversion_options = {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Smh_au(BasicNewsRecipe):
         for itimg in soup.findAll('img',src=True):
             if itimg['src'].endswith('frontpage.jpg'):
                self.cover_url = itimg['src']
-            
+
         for item in soup.findAll(attrs={'class':'cN-storyHeadlineLead cfix'}):
             description = ''
             title_prefix = ''
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ class Smh_au(BasicNewsRecipe):
                                  ,'url'        :url
                                  ,'description':description
                                 })
-        return [(soup.head.title.string, articles)]
+        return [(self.tag_to_string(soup.find('title')), articles)]
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/prs505/sony_cache.py b/src/calibre/devices/prs505/sony_cache.py
index 5542e28d90..413d6959a6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/prs505/sony_cache.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/prs505/sony_cache.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from calibre import prints, guess_type
+from calibre import prints, guess_type, iswindows
 from calibre.devices.errors import DeviceError
 from calibre.devices.usbms.driver import debug_print
 from calibre.constants import DEBUG
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ class XMLCache(object):
         return ans
 
     def update_text_record(self, record, book, path, bl_index):
-        timestamp = os.path.getctime(path)
+        timestamp = os.path.getmtime(path)
+        # Correct for MS DST time 'adjustment'
+        if iswindows and time.daylight:
+            timestamp -= time.altzone - time.timezone
         date = strftime(timestamp)
         if date != record.get('date', None):
             record.set('date', date)
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
index 92e57e7447..6f558b9b34 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
@@ -294,6 +294,18 @@ class USBMS(CLI, Device):
         self.report_progress(1.0, _('Sending metadata to device...'))
         debug_print('USBMS: finished sync_booklists')
 
+    @classmethod
+    def build_template_regexp(cls):
+        def replfunc(match):
+            if match.group(1) in ['title', 'series', 'series_index', 'isbn']:
+                return '(?P<' + match.group(1) + '>.+?)'
+            elif match.group(1) == 'authors':
+                return '(?P<author>.+?)'
+            else:
+                return '(.+?)'
+        template = cls.save_template().rpartition('/')[2]
+        return re.compile(re.sub('{([^}]*)}', replfunc, template) + '([_\d]*$)')
+
     @classmethod
     def path_to_unicode(cls, path):
         if isbytestring(path):
@@ -355,22 +367,22 @@ class USBMS(CLI, Device):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_formats
         from calibre.customize.ui import quick_metadata
         with quick_metadata:
-            return metadata_from_formats(fmts)
+            return metadata_from_formats(fmts, force_read_metadata=True,
+                                         pattern=cls.build_template_regexp())
 
     @classmethod
-    def book_from_path(cls, prefix, path):
+    def book_from_path(cls, prefix, lpath):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata import MetaInformation
 
         if cls.settings().read_metadata or cls.MUST_READ_METADATA:
-            mi = cls.metadata_from_path(cls.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, path)))
+            mi = cls.metadata_from_path(cls.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, lpath)))
         else:
             from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_filename
-            mi = metadata_from_filename(cls.normalize_path(os.path.basename(path)),
-                re.compile(r'^(?P<title>[ \S]+?)[ _]-[ _](?P<author>[ \S]+?)_+\d+'))
-
+            mi = metadata_from_filename(cls.normalize_path(os.path.basename(lpath)),
+                                        cls.build_template_regexp())
         if mi is None:
-            mi = MetaInformation(os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0],
+            mi = MetaInformation(os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(lpath))[0],
                     [_('Unknown')])
-        size = os.stat(cls.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, path))).st_size
-        book = cls.book_class(prefix, path, other=mi, size=size)
+        size = os.stat(cls.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, lpath))).st_size
+        book = cls.book_class(prefix, lpath, other=mi, size=size)
         return book
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
index f5a327a0d6..eae8171362 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ for i, ext in enumerate(_METADATA_PRIORITIES):
 def path_to_ext(path):
     return os.path.splitext(path)[1][1:].lower()
 
-def metadata_from_formats(formats):
+def metadata_from_formats(formats, force_read_metadata=False, pattern=None):
     try:
-        return _metadata_from_formats(formats)
+        return _metadata_from_formats(formats, force_read_metadata, pattern)
     except:
-        mi = metadata_from_filename(list(iter(formats))[0])
+        mi = metadata_from_filename(list(iter(formats), pattern)[0])
         if not mi.authors:
             mi.authors = [_('Unknown')]
         return mi
 
-def _metadata_from_formats(formats):
+def _metadata_from_formats(formats, force_read_metadata=False, pattern=None):
     mi = MetaInformation(None, None)
     formats.sort(cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(METADATA_PRIORITIES[path_to_ext(x)],
                                      METADATA_PRIORITIES[path_to_ext(y)]))
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ def _metadata_from_formats(formats):
         with open(path, 'rb') as stream:
             try:
                 newmi = get_metadata(stream, stream_type=ext,
-                                     use_libprs_metadata=True)
+                                     use_libprs_metadata=True,
+                                     force_read_metadata=force_read_metadata,
+                                     pattern=pattern)
                 mi.smart_update(newmi)
             except:
                 continue
@@ -69,18 +71,21 @@ def is_recipe(filename):
     return filename.startswith('calibre') and \
         filename.rpartition('.')[0].endswith('_recipe_out')
 
-def get_metadata(stream, stream_type='lrf', use_libprs_metadata=False):
+def get_metadata(stream, stream_type='lrf', use_libprs_metadata=False,
+                 force_read_metadata=False, pattern=None):
     pos = 0
     if hasattr(stream, 'tell'):
         pos = stream.tell()
     try:
-        return _get_metadata(stream, stream_type, use_libprs_metadata)
+        return _get_metadata(stream, stream_type, use_libprs_metadata,
+                             force_read_metadata, pattern)
     finally:
         if hasattr(stream, 'seek'):
             stream.seek(pos)
 
 
-def _get_metadata(stream, stream_type, use_libprs_metadata):
+def _get_metadata(stream, stream_type, use_libprs_metadata,
+                  force_read_metadata=False, pattern=None):
     if stream_type: stream_type = stream_type.lower()
     if stream_type in ('html', 'html', 'xhtml', 'xhtm', 'xml'):
         stream_type = 'html'
@@ -100,8 +105,8 @@ def _get_metadata(stream, stream_type, use_libprs_metadata):
 
     mi = MetaInformation(None, None)
     name = os.path.basename(getattr(stream, 'name', ''))
-    base = metadata_from_filename(name)
-    if is_recipe(name) or prefs['read_file_metadata']:
+    base = metadata_from_filename(name, pat=pattern)
+    if force_read_metadata or is_recipe(name) or prefs['read_file_metadata']:
         mi = get_file_type_metadata(stream, stream_type)
     if base.title == os.path.splitext(name)[0] and base.authors is None:
         # Assume that there was no metadata in the file and the user set pattern
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ def metadata_from_filename(name, pat=None):
         pat = re.compile(prefs.get('filename_pattern'))
     name = name.replace('_', ' ')
     match = pat.search(name)
-    if match:
+    if match is not None:
         try:
             mi.title = match.group('title')
         except IndexError:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index bddefe97f8..cbe9449f1f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ def _config():
             help=_('Limit max simultaneous jobs to number of CPUs'))
     c.add_opt('tag_browser_hidden_categories', default=set(),
             help=_('tag browser categories not to display'))
+    c.add_opt('gui_layout', choices=['wide', 'narrow'],
+            help=_('The layout of the user interface'), default='narrow')
     return ConfigProxy(c)
 
 config = _config()
@@ -125,6 +127,11 @@ def available_width():
     desktop       = QCoreApplication.instance().desktop()
     return desktop.availableGeometry().width()
 
+try:
+    is_widescreen = float(available_width())/available_height() > 1.4
+except:
+    is_widescreen = True
+
 def extension(path):
     return os.path.splitext(path)[1][1:].lower()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py b/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
index 98a36532da..1ac53be132 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ Module to implement the Cover Flow feature
 import sys, os, time
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import QImage, QSizePolicy, QTimer, QDialog, Qt, QSize, \
-        QStackedLayout
+        QStackedLayout, QLabel
 
 from calibre import plugins
 from calibre.gui2 import config, available_height, available_width
+
 pictureflow, pictureflowerror = plugins['pictureflow']
 
 if pictureflow is not None:
@@ -79,12 +80,15 @@ if pictureflow is not None:
         def __init__(self, parent=None):
             pictureflow.PictureFlow.__init__(self, parent,
                                 config['cover_flow_queue_length']+1)
-            self.setMinimumSize(QSize(10, 10))
+            self.setMinimumSize(QSize(300, 150))
             self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.WheelFocus)
             self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding,
                 QSizePolicy.Expanding))
             self.setZoomFactor(150)
 
+        def sizeHint(self):
+            return self.minimumSize()
+
         def wheelEvent(self, ev):
             ev.accept()
             if ev.delta() < 0:
@@ -108,56 +112,49 @@ class CoverFlowMixin(object):
             self.cover_flow_sync_timer.timeout.connect(self.cover_flow_do_sync)
             self.cover_flow_sync_flag = True
             self.cover_flow = CoverFlow(parent=self)
-            self.cover_flow.setVisible(False)
-            if not config['separate_cover_flow']:
-                self.cb_layout.addWidget(self.cover_flow)
             self.cover_flow.currentChanged.connect(self.sync_listview_to_cf)
             self.library_view.selectionModel().currentRowChanged.connect(
                     self.sync_cf_to_listview)
             self.db_images = DatabaseImages(self.library_view.model())
             self.cover_flow.setImages(self.db_images)
-            ah, aw = available_height(), available_width()
-            self._cb_layout_is_horizontal = float(aw)/ah >= 1.4
-            self.cb_layout.setDirection(self.cb_layout.LeftToRight if
-                    self._cb_layout_is_horizontal else
-                    self.cb_layout.TopToBottom)
-
-    def toggle_cover_flow_visibility(self, show):
+        else:
+            self.cover_flow = QLabel('<p>'+_('Cover browser could not be loaded')
+                    +'<br>'+pictureflowerror)
+            self.cover_flow.setWordWrap(True)
         if config['separate_cover_flow']:
-            if show:
-                d = QDialog(self)
-                ah, aw = available_height(), available_width()
-                d.resize(int(aw/1.5), ah-60)
-                d._layout = QStackedLayout()
-                d.setLayout(d._layout)
-                d.setWindowTitle(_('Browse by covers'))
-                d.layout().addWidget(self.cover_flow)
-                self.cover_flow.setVisible(True)
-                self.cover_flow.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
-                d.show()
-                d.finished.connect(self.sidebar.external_cover_flow_finished)
-                self.cf_dialog = d
-            else:
-                cfd = getattr(self, 'cf_dialog', None)
-                if cfd is not None:
-                    self.cover_flow.setVisible(False)
-                    cfd.hide()
-                    self.cf_dialog = None
+            self.cb_splitter.button.clicked.connect(self.toggle_cover_browser)
+            if CoverFlow is not None:
+                self.cover_flow.stop.connect(self.hide_cover_browser)
         else:
-            if show:
-                self.cover_flow.setVisible(True)
-                self.cover_flow.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
-            else:
-                self.cover_flow.setVisible(False)
+            self.cb_splitter.insertWidget(self.cb_splitter.side_index, self.cover_flow)
+            if CoverFlow is not None:
+                self.cover_flow.stop.connect(self.cb_splitter.hide_side_pane)
+        self.cb_splitter.button.toggled.connect(self.cover_browser_toggled)
 
-    def toggle_cover_flow(self, show):
-        if show:
-            self.cover_flow.setCurrentSlide(self.library_view.currentIndex().row())
-            self.library_view.setCurrentIndex(
-                    self.library_view.currentIndex())
-            self.cover_flow_sync_timer.start(500)
-            self.library_view.scroll_to_row(self.library_view.currentIndex().row())
+    def toggle_cover_browser(self):
+        cbd = getattr(self, 'cb_dialog', None)
+        if cbd is not None:
+            self.hide_cover_browser()
         else:
+            self.show_cover_browser()
+
+    def cover_browser_toggled(self, *args):
+        if self.cb_splitter.button.isChecked():
+            self.cover_browser_shown()
+        else:
+            self.cover_browser_hidden()
+
+    def cover_browser_shown(self):
+        self.cover_flow.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        if CoverFlow is not None:
+            self.cover_flow.setCurrentSlide(self.library_view.currentIndex().row())
+            self.cover_flow_sync_timer.start(500)
+        self.library_view.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.library_view.currentIndex())
+        self.library_view.scroll_to_row(self.library_view.currentIndex().row())
+
+    def cover_browser_hidden(self):
+        if CoverFlow is not None:
             self.cover_flow_sync_timer.stop()
             idx = self.library_view.model().index(self.cover_flow.currentSlide(), 0)
             if idx.isValid():
@@ -165,7 +162,28 @@ class CoverFlowMixin(object):
                 sm.select(idx, sm.ClearAndSelect|sm.Rows)
                 self.library_view.setCurrentIndex(idx)
                 self.library_view.scroll_to_row(idx.row())
-        self.toggle_cover_flow_visibility(show)
+
+
+    def show_cover_browser(self):
+        d = QDialog(self)
+        ah, aw = available_height(), available_width()
+        d.resize(int(aw/1.5), ah-60)
+        d._layout = QStackedLayout()
+        d.setLayout(d._layout)
+        d.setWindowTitle(_('Browse by covers'))
+        d.layout().addWidget(self.cover_flow)
+        self.cover_flow.setVisible(True)
+        self.cover_flow.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        d.show()
+        self.cb_splitter.button.set_state_to_hide()
+        d.finished.connect(self.cb_splitter.button.set_state_to_show)
+        self.cb_dialog = d
+
+    def hide_cover_browser(self):
+        cbd = getattr(self, 'cb_dialog', None)
+        if cbd is not None:
+            cbd.accept()
+            self.cb_dialog = None
 
     def sync_cf_to_listview(self, current, previous):
         if self.cover_flow_sync_flag and self.cover_flow.isVisible() and \
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
index 1445b0f36e..d806890807 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
@@ -391,16 +391,14 @@ class DeviceMenu(QMenu): # {{{
                     default_account = (dest, False, False, I('mail.svg'),
                             _('Email to')+' '+account)
                 action1 = DeviceAction(dest, False, False, I('mail.svg'),
-                        _('Email to')+' '+account, self)
+                        _('Email to')+' '+account)
                 action2 = DeviceAction(dest, True, False, I('mail.svg'),
-                        _('Email to')+' '+account, self)
+                        _('Email to')+' '+account+ _(' and delete from library'))
                 map(self.email_to_menu.addAction, (action1, action2))
                 map(self._memory.append, (action1, action2))
                 self.email_to_menu.addSeparator()
-                self.connect(action1, SIGNAL('a_s(QAction)'),
-                            self.action_triggered)
-                self.connect(action2, SIGNAL('a_s(QAction)'),
-                            self.action_triggered)
+                action1.a_s.connect(self.action_triggered)
+                action2.a_s.connect(self.action_triggered)
 
         basic_actions = [
                 ('main:', False, False,  I('reader.svg'),
@@ -1140,6 +1138,13 @@ class DeviceMixin(object):
                         in cache['authors']:
                     loc[i] = True
                     continue
+                # Also check author sort, because it can be used as author in
+                # some formats
+                if mi.author_sort and \
+                        re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', mi.author_sort.lower()) \
+                        in cache['authors']:
+                    loc[i] = True
+                    continue
         return loc
 
     def set_books_in_library(self, booklists, reset=False):
@@ -1152,10 +1157,16 @@ class DeviceMixin(object):
                 mi = db.get_metadata(id, index_is_id=True)
                 title = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', mi.title.lower())
                 if title not in self.db_book_title_cache:
-                    self.db_book_title_cache[title] = {'authors':{}, 'db_ids':{}}
-                authors = authors_to_string(mi.authors).lower() if mi.authors else ''
-                authors = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', authors)
-                self.db_book_title_cache[title]['authors'][authors] = mi
+                    self.db_book_title_cache[title] = \
+                                {'authors':{}, 'author_sort':{}, 'db_ids':{}}
+                if mi.authors:
+                    authors = authors_to_string(mi.authors).lower()
+                    authors = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', authors)
+                    self.db_book_title_cache[title]['authors'][authors] = mi
+                if mi.author_sort:
+                    aus = mi.author_sort.lower()
+                    aus = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', aus)
+                    self.db_book_title_cache[title]['author_sort'][aus] = mi
                 self.db_book_title_cache[title]['db_ids'][mi.application_id] = mi
                 self.db_book_uuid_cache.add(mi.uuid)
 
@@ -1186,12 +1197,19 @@ class DeviceMixin(object):
                         book.smart_update(d['db_ids'][book.db_id])
                         resend_metadata = True
                         continue
-                    book_authors = authors_to_string(book.authors).lower() if book.authors else ''
-                    book_authors = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', book_authors)
-                    if book_authors in d['authors']:
-                        book.in_library = True
-                        book.smart_update(d['authors'][book_authors])
-                        resend_metadata = True
+                    if book.authors:
+                        # Compare against both author and author sort, because
+                        # either can appear as the author
+                        book_authors = authors_to_string(book.authors).lower()
+                        book_authors = re.sub('(?u)\W|[_]', '', book_authors)
+                        if book_authors in d['authors']:
+                            book.in_library = True
+                            book.smart_update(d['authors'][book_authors])
+                            resend_metadata = True
+                        elif book_authors in d['author_sort']:
+                            book.in_library = True
+                            book.smart_update(d['author_sort'][book_authors])
+                            resend_metadata = True
                 # Set author_sort if it isn't already
                 asort = getattr(book, 'author_sort', None)
                 if not asort and book.authors:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index a991c4d1f8..93f3a7c623 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 import functools
 
-from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, Qt, pyqtSignal, QToolButton, QIcon
+from PyQt4.Qt import QMenu, Qt, pyqtSignal, QToolButton, QIcon, QStackedWidget, \
+        QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QToolBar, QSize, QSizePolicy
 
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
 from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
-from calibre.constants import isosx
-from calibre.gui2 import config
+from calibre.constants import isosx, __appname__
+from calibre.gui2 import config, is_widescreen
+from calibre.gui2.library.views import BooksView, DeviceBooksView
+from calibre.gui2.widgets import Splitter
+from calibre.gui2.tag_view import TagBrowserWidget
 
 _keep_refs = []
 
@@ -275,7 +279,123 @@ class LibraryViewMixin(object): # {{{
         if search:
             self.search.set_search_string(join.join(search))
 
-
+    def search_done(self, view, ok):
+        if view is self.current_view():
+            self.search.search_done(ok)
+            self.set_number_of_books_shown()
 
     # }}}
 
+class LibraryWidget(Splitter): # {{{
+
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        orientation = Qt.Vertical if config['gui_layout'] == 'narrow' and \
+                not is_widescreen else Qt.Horizontal
+        #orientation = Qt.Vertical
+        idx = 0 if orientation == Qt.Vertical else 1
+        Splitter.__init__(self, 'cover_browser_splitter', _('Cover Browser'),
+                I('cover_flow.svg'),
+                orientation=orientation, parent=parent,
+                connect_button=not config['separate_cover_flow'],
+                side_index=idx, initial_side_size=400, initial_show=False)
+        parent.library_view = BooksView(parent)
+        parent.library_view.setObjectName('library_view')
+        self.addWidget(parent.library_view)
+# }}}
+
+class Stack(QStackedWidget): # {{{
+
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        QStackedWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        parent.cb_splitter = LibraryWidget(parent)
+        self.tb_widget = TagBrowserWidget(parent)
+        parent.tb_splitter = Splitter('tag_browser_splitter',
+                _('Tag Browser'), I('tags.svg'),
+                parent=parent, side_index=0, initial_side_size=200)
+        parent.tb_splitter.addWidget(self.tb_widget)
+        parent.tb_splitter.addWidget(parent.cb_splitter)
+        parent.tb_splitter.setCollapsible(parent.tb_splitter.other_index, False)
+
+        self.addWidget(parent.tb_splitter)
+        for x in ('memory', 'card_a', 'card_b'):
+            name = x+'_view'
+            w = DeviceBooksView(parent)
+            setattr(parent, name, w)
+            self.addWidget(w)
+            w.setObjectName(name)
+
+
+# }}}
+
+class SideBar(QToolBar): # {{{
+
+
+    def __init__(self, splitters, jobs_button, parent=None):
+        QToolBar.__init__(self, _('Side bar'), parent)
+        self.setOrientation(Qt.Vertical)
+        self.setMovable(False)
+        self.setFloatable(False)
+        self.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonIconOnly)
+        self.setIconSize(QSize(48, 48))
+        self.spacer = QWidget(self)
+        self.spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        for s in splitters:
+            self.addWidget(s.button)
+        self.addWidget(self.spacer)
+        self.addWidget(jobs_button)
+
+        for ch in self.children():
+            if isinstance(ch, QToolButton):
+                ch.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
+
+# }}}
+
+class LayoutMixin(object): # {{{
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.setupUi(self)
+        self.setWindowTitle(__appname__)
+
+        if config['gui_layout'] == 'narrow':
+            from calibre.gui2.status import StatusBar
+            self.status_bar = StatusBar(self)
+            self.stack = Stack(self)
+            self.bd_splitter = Splitter('book_details_splitter',
+                    _('Book Details'), I('book.svg'),
+                    orientation=Qt.Vertical, parent=self, side_index=1)
+            self._layout_mem = [QWidget(self), QHBoxLayout()]
+            self._layout_mem[0].setLayout(self._layout_mem[1])
+            l = self._layout_mem[1]
+            l.addWidget(self.stack)
+            self.sidebar = SideBar([getattr(self, x+'_splitter')
+                for x in ('bd', 'tb', 'cb')], self.jobs_button, parent=self)
+            l.addWidget(self.sidebar)
+            self.bd_splitter.addWidget(self._layout_mem[0])
+            self.bd_splitter.addWidget(self.status_bar)
+            self.bd_splitter.setCollapsible((self.bd_splitter.side_index+1)%2, False)
+            self.centralwidget.layout().addWidget(self.bd_splitter)
+
+    def finalize_layout(self):
+        m = self.library_view.model()
+        if m.rowCount(None) > 0:
+            self.library_view.set_current_row(0)
+            m.current_changed(self.library_view.currentIndex(),
+                    self.library_view.currentIndex())
+
+
+    def save_layout_state(self):
+        for x in ('library', 'memory', 'card_a', 'card_b'):
+            getattr(self, x+'_view').save_state()
+
+        for x in ('cb', 'tb', 'bd'):
+            getattr(self, x+'_splitter').save_state()
+
+    def read_layout_settings(self):
+        # View states are restored automatically when set_database is called
+
+        for x in ('cb', 'tb', 'bd'):
+            getattr(self, x+'_splitter').restore_state()
+
+# }}}
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
index 71f41eab45..293a522a9e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel): # {{{
         self.count_changed()
         self.clear_caches()
         self.reset()
-
+        return ids
 
     def delete_books_by_id(self, ids):
         for id in ids:
@@ -882,6 +882,15 @@ class DeviceBooksModel(BooksModel): # {{{
             ans.extend(v)
         return ans
 
+    def clear_ondevice(self, db_ids):
+        for data in self.db:
+            if data is None:
+                continue
+            app_id = getattr(data, 'application_id', None)
+            if app_id is not None and app_id in db_ids:
+                data.in_library = False
+            self.reset()
+
     def flags(self, index):
         if self.map[index.row()] in self.indices_to_be_deleted():
             return Qt.ItemIsUserCheckable  # Can't figure out how to get the disabled flag in python
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
index 109b001925..6d8efd68fa 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ class BooksView(QTableView): # {{{
 
     def __init__(self, parent, modelcls=BooksModel):
         QTableView.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        self.setDragEnabled(True)
+        self.setDragDropOverwriteMode(False)
+        self.setDragDropMode(self.DragDrop)
+        self.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
+        self.setSelectionBehavior(self.SelectRows)
+        self.setShowGrid(False)
+        self.setWordWrap(False)
+
         self.rating_delegate = RatingDelegate(self)
         self.timestamp_delegate = DateDelegate(self)
         self.pubdate_delegate = PubDateDelegate(self)
@@ -434,6 +443,18 @@ class BooksView(QTableView): # {{{
                     self.scrollTo(self.model().index(row, i))
                     break
 
+    def set_current_row(self, row, select=True):
+        if row > -1:
+            h = self.horizontalHeader()
+            for i in range(h.count()):
+                if not h.isSectionHidden(i):
+                    index = self.model().index(row, i)
+                    self.setCurrentIndex(index)
+                    if select:
+                        sm = self.selectionModel()
+                        sm.select(index, sm.ClearAndSelect|sm.Rows)
+                    break
+
     def close(self):
         self._model.close()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
index b4bafc3b79..c863ff28f5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="search_restriction">
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>150</width>
+          <height>16777215</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Books display will be restricted to those matching the selected saved search</string>
         </property>
@@ -304,270 +310,6 @@
       </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
-    <item>
-     <widget class="Splitter" name="vertical_splitter">
-      <property name="sizePolicy">
-       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
-        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-        <verstretch>100</verstretch>
-       </sizepolicy>
-      </property>
-      <property name="orientation">
-       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-      </property>
-      <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stack">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-            <horstretch>100</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>100</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="currentIndex">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <widget class="QWidget" name="library">
-           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
-            <item>
-             <widget class="Splitter" name="horizontal_splitter">
-              <property name="orientation">
-               <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-              </property>
-              <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
-               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="TagsView" name="tags_view">
-                  <property name="tabKeyNavigation">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="animated">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="headerHidden">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QCheckBox" name="popularity">
-                  <property name="text">
-                   <string>Sort by &amp;popularity</string>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QComboBox" name="tag_match">
-                  <property name="currentIndex">
-                   <number>0</number>
-                  </property>
-                  <item>
-                   <property name="text">
-                    <string>Match any</string>
-                   </property>
-                  </item>
-                  <item>
-                   <property name="text">
-                    <string>Match all</string>
-                   </property>
-                  </item>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="QPushButton" name="edit_categories">
-                  <property name="toolTip">
-                   <string>Create, edit, and delete user categories</string>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="text">
-                   <string>Manage &amp;user categories</string>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-               </layout>
-              </widget>
-              <widget class="QWidget" name="">
-               <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="cb_layout">
-                <item>
-                 <widget class="BooksView" name="library_view">
-                  <property name="sizePolicy">
-                   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-                    <horstretch>100</horstretch>
-                    <verstretch>10</verstretch>
-                   </sizepolicy>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="acceptDrops">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="dragEnabled">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="dragDropOverwriteMode">
-                   <bool>false</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="dragDropMode">
-                   <enum>QAbstractItemView::DragDrop</enum>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-                   <bool>true</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="selectionBehavior">
-                   <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="showGrid">
-                   <bool>false</bool>
-                  </property>
-                  <property name="wordWrap">
-                   <bool>false</bool>
-                  </property>
-                 </widget>
-                </item>
-               </layout>
-              </widget>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </widget>
-          <widget class="QWidget" name="main_memory">
-           <layout class="QGridLayout">
-            <item row="0" column="0">
-             <widget class="DeviceBooksView" name="memory_view">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-                <horstretch>100</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>10</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <property name="acceptDrops">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragEnabled">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropOverwriteMode">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropMode">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::DragDrop</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="selectionBehavior">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="showGrid">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="wordWrap">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </widget>
-          <widget class="QWidget" name="card_a_memory">
-           <layout class="QGridLayout">
-            <item row="0" column="0">
-             <widget class="DeviceBooksView" name="card_a_view">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
-                <horstretch>10</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>10</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <property name="acceptDrops">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragEnabled">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropOverwriteMode">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropMode">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::DragDrop</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="selectionBehavior">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="showGrid">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="wordWrap">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </widget>
-          <widget class="QWidget" name="card_b_memory">
-           <layout class="QGridLayout">
-            <item row="0" column="0">
-             <widget class="DeviceBooksView" name="card_b_view">
-              <property name="sizePolicy">
-               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
-                <horstretch>10</horstretch>
-                <verstretch>10</verstretch>
-               </sizepolicy>
-              </property>
-              <property name="acceptDrops">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragEnabled">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropOverwriteMode">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="dragDropMode">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::DragDrop</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-               <bool>true</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="selectionBehavior">
-               <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="showGrid">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-              <property name="wordWrap">
-               <bool>false</bool>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
-            </item>
-           </layout>
-          </widget>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="SideBar" name="sidebar" native="true">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Preferred">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>30</width>
-            <height>0</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </widget>
-      <widget class="StatusBar" name="status_bar" native="true"/>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QToolBar" name="tool_bar">
@@ -804,26 +546,11 @@
   </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BooksView</class>
-   <extends>QTableView</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/library/views.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>LocationView</class>
    <extends>QListView</extends>
    <header>widgets.h</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DeviceBooksView</class>
-   <extends>QTableView</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/library/views.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>TagsView</class>
-   <extends>QTreeView</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/tag_view.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>SearchBox2</class>
    <extends>QComboBox</extends>
@@ -834,24 +561,6 @@
    <extends>QComboBox</extends>
    <header>calibre.gui2.search_box</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>StatusBar</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/status.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>Splitter</class>
-   <extends>QSplitter</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/widgets.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>SideBar</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>calibre/gui2/sidebar.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../resources/images.qrc"/>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/pictureflow/pictureflow.cpp b/src/calibre/gui2/pictureflow/pictureflow.cpp
index 9bb9a0954c..60985a1a12 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/pictureflow/pictureflow.cpp
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/pictureflow/pictureflow.cpp
@@ -713,8 +713,9 @@ void PictureFlowPrivate::render()
     QPainter painter;
     painter.begin(&buffer);
 
-    QFont font("Arial", FONT_SIZE);
+    QFont font = QFont();
     font.setBold(true);
+    font.setPointSize(FONT_SIZE);
     painter.setFont(font);
     painter.setPen(Qt::white);
     //painter.setPen(QColor(255,255,255,127));
@@ -763,8 +764,9 @@ void PictureFlowPrivate::render()
     QPainter painter;
     painter.begin(&buffer);
 
-    QFont font("Arial", FONT_SIZE);
+    QFont font = QFont();
     font.setBold(true);
+    font.setPointSize(FONT_SIZE);
     painter.setFont(font);
 
     int leftTextIndex = (step>0) ? centerIndex : centerIndex-1;
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
index 4e9ccc2900..17a815c4ce 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ __copyright__ = '2009, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import QComboBox, Qt, QLineEdit, QStringList, pyqtSlot, \
-    pyqtSignal, SIGNAL
+                     pyqtSignal, SIGNAL, QObject, QDialog
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QCompleter
 
 from calibre.gui2 import config
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.confirm_delete import confirm
+from calibre.gui2.dialogs.saved_search_editor import SavedSearchEditor
+from calibre.gui2.dialogs.search import SearchDialog
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import saved_searches
 
 class SearchLineEdit(QLineEdit):
 
@@ -79,8 +83,7 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
         self.setMinimumContentsLength(25)
         self._in_a_search = False
 
-    def initialize(self, opt_name, colorize=False,
-            help_text=_('Search')):
+    def initialize(self, opt_name, colorize=False, help_text=_('Search')):
         self.as_you_type = config['search_as_you_type']
         self.opt_name = opt_name
         self.addItems(QStringList(list(set(config[opt_name]))))
@@ -239,9 +242,9 @@ class SavedSearchBox(QComboBox):
         self.setInsertPolicy(self.NoInsert)
         self.setSizeAdjustPolicy(self.AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon)
         self.setMinimumContentsLength(10)
+        self.tool_tip_text = self.toolTip()
 
     def initialize(self, _saved_searches, _search_box, colorize=False, help_text=_('Search')):
-        self.tool_tip_text = self.toolTip()
         self.saved_searches = _saved_searches
         self.search_box = _search_box
         self.help_text = help_text
@@ -331,3 +334,69 @@ class SavedSearchBox(QComboBox):
         if idx < 0:
             return
         self.search_box.set_search_string(self.saved_searches.lookup(unicode(self.currentText())))
+
+class SearchBoxMixin(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.search.initialize('main_search_history', colorize=True,
+                help_text=_('Search (For Advanced Search click the button to the left)'))
+        self.connect(self.search, SIGNAL('cleared()'), self.search_box_cleared)
+        self.connect(self.clear_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.search.clear)
+        QObject.connect(self.advanced_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked(bool)'),
+                        self.do_advanced_search)
+
+        self.search.clear()
+        self.search.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        self.search.setMaximumWidth(self.width()-150)
+
+    def search_box_cleared(self):
+        self.tags_view.clear()
+        self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
+        self.set_number_of_books_shown()
+
+    def do_advanced_search(self, *args):
+        d = SearchDialog(self)
+        if d.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:
+            self.search.set_search_string(d.search_string())
+
+class SavedSearchBoxMixin(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.connect(self.saved_search, SIGNAL('changed()'), self.saved_searches_changed)
+        self.saved_searches_changed()
+        self.connect(self.clear_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.saved_search.clear_to_help)
+        self.saved_search.initialize(saved_searches, self.search, colorize=True,
+                help_text=_('Saved Searches'))
+        self.connect(self.save_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
+                self.saved_search.save_search_button_clicked)
+        self.connect(self.delete_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
+                self.saved_search.delete_search_button_clicked)
+        self.connect(self.copy_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
+                self.saved_search.copy_search_button_clicked)
+
+
+    def saved_searches_changed(self):
+        p = prefs['saved_searches'].keys()
+        p.sort()
+        t = unicode(self.search_restriction.currentText())
+        self.search_restriction.clear() # rebuild the restrictions combobox using current saved searches
+        self.search_restriction.addItem('')
+        self.tags_view.recount()
+        for s in p:
+            self.search_restriction.addItem(s)
+        if t:
+            if t in p: # redo the current restriction, if there was one
+                self.search_restriction.setCurrentIndex(self.search_restriction.findText(t))
+                # self.tags_view.set_search_restriction(t)
+            else:
+                self.search_restriction.setCurrentIndex(0)
+                self.apply_search_restriction('')
+
+    def do_saved_search_edit(self, search):
+        d = SavedSearchEditor(self, search)
+        d.exec_()
+        if d.result() == d.Accepted:
+            self.saved_searches_changed()
+            self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
+
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..287c3b2fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+'''
+Created on 10 Jun 2010
+
+@author: charles
+'''
+
+class SearchRestrictionMixin(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.search_restriction.activated[str].connect(self.apply_search_restriction)
+        self.library_view.model().count_changed_signal.connect(self.restriction_count_changed)
+        self.search_restriction.setSizeAdjustPolicy(self.search_restriction.AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon)
+        self.search_restriction.setMinimumContentsLength(10)
+
+    '''
+    Adding and deleting books while restricted creates a complexity. When added,
+    they are displayed regardless of whether they match a search restriction.
+    However, if they do not, they are removed at the next search. The counts
+    must take this behavior into effect.
+    '''
+
+    def restriction_count_changed(self, c):
+        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view += \
+                                c - self.restriction_count_of_books_in_library
+        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_library = c
+        if self.restriction_in_effect:
+            self.set_number_of_books_shown()
+
+    def apply_search_restriction(self, r):
+        r = unicode(r)
+        if r is not None and r != '':
+            self.restriction_in_effect = True
+            restriction = 'search:"%s"'%(r)
+        else:
+            self.restriction_in_effect = False
+            restriction = ''
+        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view = \
+                    self.library_view.model().set_search_restriction(restriction)
+        self.search.clear_to_help()
+        self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
+        self.tags_view.set_search_restriction(restriction)
+        self.set_number_of_books_shown()
+
+    def set_number_of_books_shown(self):
+        if self.current_view() == self.library_view and self.restriction_in_effect:
+            t = _("({0} of {1})").format(self.current_view().row_count(),
+                                         self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view)
+            self.search_count.setStyleSheet \
+                   ('QLabel { border-radius: 8px; background-color: yellow; }')
+        else: # No restriction or not library view
+            if not self.search.in_a_search():
+                t = _("(all books)")
+            else:
+                t = _("({0} of all)").format(self.current_view().row_count())
+            self.search_count.setStyleSheet(
+                    'QLabel { background-color: transparent; }')
+        self.search_count.setText(t)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/sidebar.py b/src/calibre/gui2/sidebar.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6710b5d471..0000000000
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/sidebar.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:ai
-
-__license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2010, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
-__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
-
-from functools import partial
-
-from PyQt4.Qt import QToolBar, Qt, QIcon, QSizePolicy, QWidget, \
-        QSize, QToolButton
-
-from calibre.gui2 import dynamic
-
-class SideBar(QToolBar):
-
-    toggle_texts = {
-            'book_info'    : (_('Show Book Details'), _('Hide Book Details')),
-            'tag_browser'  : (_('Show Tag Browser'), _('Hide Tag Browser')),
-            'cover_browser': (_('Show Cover Browser'), _('Hide Cover Browser')),
-    }
-    toggle_icons = {
-            'book_info' : 'book.svg',
-            'tag_browser' : 'tags.svg',
-            'cover_browser': 'cover_flow.svg',
-            }
-
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        QToolBar.__init__(self, _('Side bar'), parent)
-        self.setOrientation(Qt.Vertical)
-        self.setMovable(False)
-        self.setFloatable(False)
-        self.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonIconOnly)
-        self.setIconSize(QSize(48, 48))
-
-        for ac in ('book_info', 'tag_browser', 'cover_browser'):
-            action = self.addAction(QIcon(I(self.toggle_icons[ac])),
-                        self.toggle_texts[ac][1], getattr(self, '_toggle_'+ac))
-            setattr(self, 'action_toggle_'+ac, action)
-            w = self.widgetForAction(action)
-            w.setCheckable(True)
-            setattr(self, 'show_'+ac, partial(getattr(self, '_toggle_'+ac),
-                show=True))
-            setattr(self, 'hide_'+ac, partial(getattr(self, '_toggle_'+ac),
-                show=False))
-
-
-        self.spacer = QWidget(self)
-        self.spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
-        self.addWidget(self.spacer)
-
-        self.show_cover_browser = partial(self._toggle_cover_browser, show=True)
-        self.hide_cover_browser = partial(self._toggle_cover_browser,
-                show=False)
-        for ch in self.children():
-            if isinstance(ch, QToolButton):
-                ch.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
-
-    def initialize(self, jobs_button, cover_browser, toggle_cover_browser,
-            cover_browser_error, vertical_splitter, horizontal_splitter):
-        self.cover_browser, self.do_toggle_cover_browser = cover_browser, \
-                                toggle_cover_browser
-        if self.cover_browser is None:
-            self.action_toggle_cover_browser.setEnabled(False)
-            self.action_toggle_cover_browser.setText(
-                _('Cover browser could not be loaded: ') + cover_browser_error)
-        else:
-            self.cover_browser.stop.connect(self.hide_cover_browser)
-            self._toggle_cover_browser(dynamic.get('cover_flow_visible', False))
-
-        self.horizontal_splitter = horizontal_splitter
-        self.vertical_splitter = vertical_splitter
-
-        tb_state = dynamic.get('tag_browser_state', None)
-        if tb_state is not None:
-            self.horizontal_splitter.restoreState(tb_state)
-        tb_last_open_state = dynamic.get('tag_browser_last_open_state', None)
-        if tb_last_open_state is not None and \
-            not self.horizontal_splitter.is_side_index_hidden:
-                self.horizontal_splitter.restoreState(tb_last_open_state)
-
-        bi_state = dynamic.get('book_info_state', None)
-        if bi_state is not None:
-            self.vertical_splitter.restoreState(bi_state)
-        bi_last_open_state = dynamic.get('book_info_last_open_state', None)
-        if bi_last_open_state is not None and \
-            not self.vertical_splitter.is_side_index_hidden:
-                self.vertical_splitter.restoreState(bi_last_open_state)
-
-        self.horizontal_splitter.initialize(name='tag_browser')
-        self.vertical_splitter.initialize(name='book_info')
-        self.view_status_changed('book_info', not
-                self.vertical_splitter.is_side_index_hidden)
-        self.view_status_changed('tag_browser', not
-                self.horizontal_splitter.is_side_index_hidden)
-        self.vertical_splitter.state_changed.connect(partial(self.view_status_changed,
-            'book_info'), type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
-        self.horizontal_splitter.state_changed.connect(partial(self.view_status_changed,
-            'tag_browser'), type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
-        self.addWidget(jobs_button)
-
-
-
-    def view_status_changed(self, name, visible):
-        action = getattr(self, 'action_toggle_'+name)
-        texts = self.toggle_texts[name]
-        action.setText(texts[int(visible)])
-        w = self.widgetForAction(action)
-        w.setCheckable(True)
-        w.setChecked(visible)
-
-    def location_changed(self, location):
-        is_lib = location == 'library'
-        for ac in ('cover_browser', 'tag_browser'):
-            ac = getattr(self, 'action_toggle_'+ac)
-            ac.setEnabled(is_lib)
-            self.widgetForAction(ac).setVisible(is_lib)
-
-    def save_state(self):
-        dynamic.set('cover_flow_visible', self.is_cover_browser_visible)
-        dynamic.set('tag_browser_state',
-                str(self.horizontal_splitter.saveState()))
-        dynamic.set('book_info_state',
-                str(self.vertical_splitter.saveState()))
-
-
-    @property
-    def is_cover_browser_visible(self):
-        return self.cover_browser is not None and self.cover_browser.isVisible()
-
-    def _toggle_cover_browser(self, show=None):
-        if show is None:
-            show = not self.is_cover_browser_visible
-        self.do_toggle_cover_browser(show)
-        self.view_status_changed('cover_browser', show)
-
-    def external_cover_flow_finished(self, *args):
-        self.view_status_changed('cover_browser', False)
-
-    def _toggle_tag_browser(self, show=None):
-        self.horizontal_splitter.toggle_side_index()
-
-    def _toggle_book_info(self, show=None):
-        self.vertical_splitter.toggle_side_index()
-
-
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
index b5ced8d626..bc698a3502 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_view.py
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ Browsing book collection by tags.
 from itertools import izip
 from functools import partial
 
-from PyQt4.Qt import Qt, QTreeView, QApplication, pyqtSignal, \
-                     QFont, QSize, QIcon, QPoint, \
-                     QAbstractItemModel, QVariant, QModelIndex, QMenu
+from PyQt4.Qt import Qt, QTreeView, QApplication, pyqtSignal, QCheckBox, \
+                     QFont, QSize, QIcon, QPoint, QVBoxLayout, QComboBox, \
+                     QAbstractItemModel, QVariant, QModelIndex, QMenu, \
+                     QPushButton, QWidget
+
 from calibre.gui2 import config, NONE
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs
 from calibre.library.field_metadata import TagsIcons
@@ -597,6 +599,7 @@ class TagsModel(QAbstractItemModel): # {{{
 class TagBrowserMixin(object): # {{{
 
     def __init__(self, db):
+        self.library_view.model().count_changed_signal.connect(self.tags_view.recount)
         self.tags_view.set_database(self.library_view.model().db,
                 self.tag_match, self.popularity)
         self.tags_view.tags_marked.connect(self.search.search_from_tags)
@@ -606,6 +609,8 @@ class TagBrowserMixin(object): # {{{
         self.tags_view.saved_search_edit.connect(self.do_saved_search_edit)
         self.tags_view.tag_item_renamed.connect(self.do_tag_item_renamed)
         self.tags_view.search_item_renamed.connect(self.saved_search.clear_to_help)
+        self.edit_categories.clicked.connect(lambda x:
+                self.do_user_categories_edit())
 
     def do_user_categories_edit(self, on_category=None):
         d = TagCategories(self, self.library_view.model().db, on_category)
@@ -633,3 +638,29 @@ class TagBrowserMixin(object): # {{{
 
 # }}}
 
+class TagBrowserWidget(QWidget): # {{{
+
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+        self._layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.setLayout(self._layout)
+
+        parent.tags_view = TagsView(parent)
+        self._layout.addWidget(parent.tags_view)
+
+        parent.popularity = QCheckBox(parent)
+        parent.popularity.setText(_('Sort by &popularity'))
+        self._layout.addWidget(parent.popularity)
+
+        parent.tag_match = QComboBox(parent)
+        for x in (_('Match any'), _('Match all')):
+            parent.tag_match.addItem(x)
+        parent.tag_match.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(parent.tag_match)
+
+        parent.edit_categories = QPushButton(_('Manage &user categories'), parent)
+        self._layout.addWidget(parent.edit_categories)
+
+
+# }}}
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index 9ff30aa768..6c9d0b3d52 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from calibre.utils.filenames import ascii_filename
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryFile
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs, dynamic
 from calibre.utils.ipc.server import Server
-from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import saved_searches
 from calibre.devices.errors import UserFeedback
 from calibre.gui2 import warning_dialog, choose_files, error_dialog, \
                            question_dialog,\
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ from calibre.gui2 import warning_dialog, choose_files, error_dialog, \
                            Dispatcher, gprefs, \
                            max_available_height, config, info_dialog, \
                            GetMetadata
-from calibre.gui2.cover_flow import pictureflowerror, CoverFlowMixin
+from calibre.gui2.cover_flow import CoverFlowMixin
 from calibre.gui2.widgets import ProgressIndicator, IMAGE_EXTENSIONS
 from calibre.gui2.wizard import move_library
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.scheduler import Scheduler
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ from calibre.gui2.dialogs.metadata_bulk import MetadataBulkDialog
 from calibre.gui2.tools import convert_single_ebook, convert_bulk_ebook, \
     fetch_scheduled_recipe, generate_catalog
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.config import ConfigDialog
-from calibre.gui2.dialogs.search import SearchDialog
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.choose_format import ChooseFormatDialog
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.book_info import BookInfo
 from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS
@@ -59,9 +57,10 @@ from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup, Tag, NavigableString
 from calibre.library.database2 import LibraryDatabase2
 from calibre.library.caches import CoverCache
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.confirm_delete import confirm
-from calibre.gui2.dialogs.saved_search_editor import SavedSearchEditor
+from calibre.gui2.init import ToolbarMixin, LibraryViewMixin, LayoutMixin
+from calibre.gui2.search_box import SearchBoxMixin, SavedSearchBoxMixin
+from calibre.gui2.search_restriction_mixin import SearchRestrictionMixin
 from calibre.gui2.tag_view import TagBrowserMixin
-from calibre.gui2.init import ToolbarMixin, LibraryViewMixin
 
 class Listener(Thread): # {{{
 
@@ -106,7 +105,8 @@ class SystemTrayIcon(QSystemTrayIcon): # {{{
 # }}}
 
 class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
-        TagBrowserMixin, CoverFlowMixin, LibraryViewMixin):
+        TagBrowserMixin, CoverFlowMixin, LibraryViewMixin, SearchBoxMixin,
+        SavedSearchBoxMixin, SearchRestrictionMixin, LayoutMixin):
     'The main GUI'
 
     def set_default_thumbnail(self, height):
@@ -143,35 +143,25 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         self.check_messages_timer.start(1000)
 
         Ui_MainWindow.__init__(self)
-        self.setupUi(self)
-        self.setWindowTitle(__appname__)
+
+        # Jobs Button {{{
+        self.job_manager = JobManager()
+        self.jobs_dialog = JobsDialog(self, self.job_manager)
+        self.jobs_button = JobsButton()
+        self.jobs_button.initialize(self.jobs_dialog, self.job_manager)
+        # }}}
+
+        LayoutMixin.__init__(self)
 
         self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view = 0
         self.restriction_count_of_books_in_library = 0
         self.restriction_in_effect = False
-        self.search.initialize('main_search_history', colorize=True,
-                help_text=_('Search (For Advanced Search click the button to the left)'))
-        self.connect(self.clear_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.search.clear)
-        self.connect(self.clear_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.saved_search.clear_to_help)
-        self.search.clear()
-
-        self.saved_search.initialize(saved_searches, self.search, colorize=True,
-                help_text=_('Saved Searches'))
-        self.connect(self.save_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
-                self.saved_search.save_search_button_clicked)
-        self.connect(self.delete_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
-                self.saved_search.delete_search_button_clicked)
-        self.connect(self.copy_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'),
-                self.saved_search.copy_search_button_clicked)
 
         self.progress_indicator = ProgressIndicator(self)
         self.verbose = opts.verbose
         self.get_metadata = GetMetadata()
-        self.read_settings()
-        self.job_manager = JobManager()
         self.emailer = Emailer()
         self.emailer.start()
-        self.jobs_dialog = JobsDialog(self, self.job_manager)
         self.upload_memory = {}
         self.delete_memory = {}
         self.conversion_jobs = {}
@@ -225,8 +215,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         self.connect(self.system_tray_icon,
                      SIGNAL('activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)'),
                      self.system_tray_icon_activated)
-        QObject.connect(self.advanced_search_button, SIGNAL('clicked(bool)'),
-                self.do_advanced_search)
 
         DeviceMixin.__init__(self)
 
@@ -265,6 +253,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
             self.update_checker.update_found.connect(self.update_found,
                     type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
             self.update_checker.start()
+
         ####################### Status Bar #####################
         self.status_bar.initialize(self.system_tray_icon)
         self.status_bar.show_book_info.connect(self.show_book_info)
@@ -273,6 +262,10 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         ####################### Setup Toolbar #####################
         ToolbarMixin.__init__(self)
 
+        ####################### Search boxes ########################
+        SavedSearchBoxMixin.__init__(self)
+        SearchBoxMixin.__init__(self)
+
         ####################### Library view ########################
         LibraryViewMixin.__init__(self, db)
 
@@ -280,20 +273,11 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
 
         if self.system_tray_icon.isVisible() and opts.start_in_tray:
             self.hide_windows()
-        self.stack.setCurrentIndex(0)
-        self.search.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
         self.cover_cache = CoverCache(self.library_path)
         self.cover_cache.start()
         self.library_view.model().cover_cache = self.cover_cache
-        self.connect(self.edit_categories, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.do_user_categories_edit)
-        self.search_restriction.activated[str].connect(self.apply_search_restriction)
-        for x in (self.location_view.count_changed, self.tags_view.recount,
-                self.restriction_count_changed):
-            self.library_view.model().count_changed_signal.connect(x)
-
-        self.connect(self.search, SIGNAL('cleared()'), self.search_box_cleared)
-        self.connect(self.saved_search, SIGNAL('changed()'), self.saved_searches_changed)
-        self.saved_searches_changed()
+        self.library_view.model().count_changed_signal.connect \
+                                            (self.location_view.count_changed)
         if not gprefs.get('quick_start_guide_added', False):
             from calibre.ebooks.metadata import MetaInformation
             mi = MetaInformation(_('Calibre Quick Start Guide'), ['John Schember'])
@@ -314,8 +298,9 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
 
         ########################### Tags Browser ##############################
         TagBrowserMixin.__init__(self, db)
-        self.search_restriction.setSizeAdjustPolicy(self.search_restriction.AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon)
-        self.search_restriction.setMinimumContentsLength(10)
+
+        ######################### Search Restriction ##########################
+        SearchRestrictionMixin.__init__(self)
 
         ########################### Cover Flow ################################
 
@@ -324,18 +309,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         self._calculated_available_height = min(max_available_height()-15,
                 self.height())
         self.resize(self.width(), self._calculated_available_height)
-        self.search.setMaximumWidth(self.width()-150)
-
-        # Jobs Button {{{
-        self.jobs_button = JobsButton()
-        self.jobs_button.initialize(self.jobs_dialog, self.job_manager)
-        # }}}
-
-        ####################### Side Bar ###############################
-
-        self.sidebar.initialize(self.jobs_button, self.cover_flow,
-                self.toggle_cover_flow, pictureflowerror,
-                self.vertical_splitter, self.horizontal_splitter)
 
 
         if config['autolaunch_server']:
@@ -362,13 +335,8 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         self._add_filesystem_book = Dispatcher(self.__add_filesystem_book)
         self.keyboard_interrupt.connect(self.quit, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
 
-
-    def do_saved_search_edit(self, search):
-        d = SavedSearchEditor(self, search)
-        d.exec_()
-        if d.result() == d.Accepted:
-            self.saved_searches_changed()
-            self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
+        self.read_settings()
+        self.finalize_layout()
 
     def resizeEvent(self, ev):
         MainWindow.resizeEvent(self, ev)
@@ -451,76 +419,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
             error_dialog(self, _('Failed to start content server'),
                          unicode(self.content_server.exception)).exec_()
 
-    '''
-    Restrictions.
-    Adding and deleting books creates a complexity. When added, they are
-    displayed regardless of whether they match a search restriction. However, if
-    they do not, they are removed at the next search. The counts must take this
-    behavior into effect.
-    '''
-
-    def restriction_count_changed(self, c):
-        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view += c - self.restriction_count_of_books_in_library
-        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_library = c
-        if self.restriction_in_effect:
-            self.set_number_of_books_shown()
-
-    def apply_search_restriction(self, r):
-        r = unicode(r)
-        if r is not None and r != '':
-            self.restriction_in_effect = True
-            restriction = 'search:"%s"'%(r)
-        else:
-            self.restriction_in_effect = False
-            restriction = ''
-        self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view = \
-                    self.library_view.model().set_search_restriction(restriction)
-        self.search.clear_to_help()
-        self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
-        self.tags_view.set_search_restriction(restriction)
-        self.set_number_of_books_shown()
-
-    def set_number_of_books_shown(self):
-        if self.current_view() == self.library_view and self.restriction_in_effect:
-            t = _("({0} of {1})").format(self.current_view().row_count(),
-                                         self.restriction_count_of_books_in_view)
-            self.search_count.setStyleSheet('QLabel { border-radius: 8px; background-color: yellow; }')
-        else: # No restriction or not library view
-            if not self.search.in_a_search():
-                t = _("(all books)")
-            else:
-                t = _("({0} of all)").format(self.current_view().row_count())
-            self.search_count.setStyleSheet(
-                    'QLabel { background-color: transparent; }')
-        self.search_count.setText(t)
-
-    def search_box_cleared(self):
-        self.tags_view.clear()
-        self.saved_search.clear_to_help()
-        self.set_number_of_books_shown()
-
-    def search_done(self, view, ok):
-        if view is self.current_view():
-            self.search.search_done(ok)
-            self.set_number_of_books_shown()
-
-    def saved_searches_changed(self):
-        p = prefs['saved_searches'].keys()
-        p.sort()
-        t = unicode(self.search_restriction.currentText())
-        self.search_restriction.clear() # rebuild the restrictions combobox using current saved searches
-        self.search_restriction.addItem('')
-        self.tags_view.recount()
-        for s in p:
-            self.search_restriction.addItem(s)
-        if t:
-            if t in p: # redo the current restriction, if there was one
-                self.search_restriction.setCurrentIndex(self.search_restriction.findText(t))
-                # self.tags_view.set_search_restriction(t)
-            else:
-                self.search_restriction.setCurrentIndex(0)
-                self.apply_search_restriction('')
-
 
     def another_instance_wants_to_talk(self):
         try:
@@ -559,8 +457,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
     def booklists(self):
         return self.memory_view.model().db, self.card_a_view.model().db, self.card_b_view.model().db
 
-
-
     ########################## Connect to device ##############################
 
     def save_device_view_settings(self):
@@ -1135,7 +1031,11 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
             row = None
             if ci.isValid():
                 row = ci.row()
-            view.model().delete_books(rows)
+            ids_deleted = view.model().delete_books(rows)
+            for v in (self.memory_view, self.card_a_view, self.card_b_view):
+                if v is None:
+                    continue
+                v.model().clear_ondevice(ids_deleted)
             if row is not None:
                 ci = view.model().index(row, 0)
                 if ci.isValid():
@@ -1180,6 +1080,11 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
                     self.booklists())
             model.paths_deleted(paths)
             self.upload_booklists()
+        # Clear the ondevice info so it will be recomputed
+        self.book_on_device(None, None, reset=True)
+        # We want to reset all the ondevice flags in the library. Use a big
+        # hammer, so we don't need to worry about whether some succeeded or not
+        self.library_view.model().refresh()
 
     ############################################################################
 
@@ -1850,13 +1755,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
 
     ############################################################################
 
-    ########################### Do advanced search #############################
-
-    def do_advanced_search(self, *args):
-        d = SearchDialog(self)
-        if d.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:
-            self.search.set_search_string(d.search_string())
-
     ############################################################################
 
     ############################### Do config ##################################
@@ -1934,7 +1832,9 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         page = 0 if location == 'library' else 1 if location == 'main' else 2 if location == 'carda' else 3
         self.stack.setCurrentIndex(page)
         self.status_bar.reset_info()
-        self.sidebar.location_changed(location)
+        for x in ('tb', 'cb'):
+            splitter = getattr(self, x+'_splitter')
+            splitter.button.setEnabled(location == 'library')
         if location == 'library':
             self.action_edit.setEnabled(True)
             self.action_merge.setEnabled(True)
@@ -2037,14 +1937,12 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceMixin, ToolbarMixin,
         if geometry is not None:
             self.restoreGeometry(geometry)
         self.read_toolbar_settings()
+        self.read_layout_settings()
 
     def write_settings(self):
         config.set('main_window_geometry', self.saveGeometry())
         dynamic.set('sort_history', self.library_view.model().sort_history)
-        self.sidebar.save_state()
-        for view in ('library_view', 'memory_view', 'card_a_view',
-                'card_b_view'):
-            getattr(self, view).save_state()
+        self.save_layout_state()
 
     def restart(self):
         self.quit(restart=True)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
index 093fa3fc5c..52bd8eda9a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@ __copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
 Miscellaneous widgets used in the GUI
 '''
 import re, os, traceback
+
 from PyQt4.Qt import QListView, QIcon, QFont, QLabel, QListWidget, \
                         QListWidgetItem, QTextCharFormat, QApplication, \
                         QSyntaxHighlighter, QCursor, QColor, QWidget, \
-                        QPixmap, QPalette, QSplitterHandle, \
+                        QPixmap, QPalette, QSplitterHandle, QToolButton, \
                         QAbstractListModel, QVariant, Qt, SIGNAL, pyqtSignal, \
                         QRegExp, QSettings, QSize, QModelIndex, QSplitter, \
                         QAbstractButton, QPainter, QLineEdit, QComboBox, \
-                        QMenu, QStringListModel, QCompleter, QStringList
+                        QMenu, QStringListModel, QCompleter, QStringList, \
+                        QTimer
 
-from calibre.gui2 import NONE, error_dialog, pixmap_to_data, dynamic
+from calibre.gui2 import NONE, error_dialog, pixmap_to_data, gprefs
 
 from calibre.gui2.filename_pattern_ui import Ui_Form
 from calibre import fit_image, human_readable
@@ -927,6 +929,7 @@ class SplitterHandle(QSplitterHandle):
         self.double_clicked.connect(splitter.double_clicked,
                 type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
         self.highlight = False
+        self.setToolTip(_('Drag to resize')+' '+splitter.label)
 
     def splitter_moved(self, *args):
         oh = self.highlight
@@ -944,20 +947,62 @@ class SplitterHandle(QSplitterHandle):
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, ev):
         self.double_clicked.emit(self)
 
+class LayoutButton(QToolButton):
+
+    def __init__(self, icon, text, splitter, parent=None):
+        QToolButton.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.label = text
+        self.setIcon(QIcon(icon))
+        self.setCheckable(True)
+
+        self.splitter = splitter
+        splitter.state_changed.connect(self.update_state)
+
+    def set_state_to_show(self, *args):
+        self.setChecked(False)
+        label =_('Show')
+        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label)
+
+    def set_state_to_hide(self, *args):
+        self.setChecked(True)
+        label = _('Hide')
+        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label)
+
+    def update_state(self, *args):
+        if self.splitter.is_side_index_hidden:
+            self.set_state_to_show()
+        else:
+            self.set_state_to_hide()
+
 class Splitter(QSplitter):
 
     state_changed = pyqtSignal(object)
 
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        QSplitter.__init__(self, *args)
+    def __init__(self, name, label, icon, initial_show=True,
+            initial_side_size=120, connect_button=True,
+            orientation=Qt.Horizontal, side_index=0, parent=None):
+        QSplitter.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.resize_timer = QTimer(self)
+        self.resize_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self.desired_side_size = initial_side_size
+        self.desired_show = initial_show
+        self.resize_timer.setInterval(5)
+        self.resize_timer.timeout.connect(self.do_resize)
+        self.setOrientation(orientation)
+        self.side_index = side_index
+        self._name = name
+        self.label = label
+        self.initial_side_size = initial_side_size
+        self.initial_show = initial_show
         self.splitterMoved.connect(self.splitter_moved, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
+        self.button = LayoutButton(icon, label, self)
+        if connect_button:
+            self.button.clicked.connect(self.double_clicked)
 
     def createHandle(self):
         return SplitterHandle(self.orientation(), self)
 
-    def initialize(self, name=None):
-        if name is not None:
-            self._name = name
+    def initialize(self):
         for i in range(self.count()):
             h = self.handle(i)
             if h is not None:
@@ -965,40 +1010,115 @@ class Splitter(QSplitter):
         self.state_changed.emit(not self.is_side_index_hidden)
 
     def splitter_moved(self, *args):
+        self.desired_side_size = self.side_index_size
         self.state_changed.emit(not self.is_side_index_hidden)
 
-    @property
-    def side_index(self):
-        return 0 if self.orientation() == Qt.Horizontal else 1
-
     @property
     def is_side_index_hidden(self):
         sizes = list(self.sizes())
         return sizes[self.side_index] == 0
 
-    def toggle_side_index(self):
-        self.double_clicked(None)
+    @property
+    def save_name(self):
+        ori = 'horizontal' if self.orientation() == Qt.Horizontal \
+                else 'vertical'
+        return self._name + '_' + ori
 
-    def double_clicked(self, handle):
-        visible = not self.is_side_index_hidden
-        sizes = list(self.sizes())
-        if 0 in sizes:
-            idx = sizes.index(0)
-            sizes[idx] = 80
-        else:
-            sizes[self.side_index] = 0
+    def print_sizes(self):
+        if self.count() > 1:
+            print self.save_name, 'side:', self.side_index_size, 'other:',
+            print list(self.sizes())[self.other_index]
 
-        if visible:
-            dynamic.set(self._name + '_last_open_state', str(self.saveState()))
+    @dynamic_property
+    def side_index_size(self):
+        def fget(self):
+            if self.count() < 2: return 0
+            return self.sizes()[self.side_index]
+
+        def fset(self, val):
+            if self.count() < 2: return
+            if val == 0 and not self.is_side_index_hidden:
+                self.save_state()
+            sizes = list(self.sizes())
+            for i in range(len(sizes)):
+                sizes[i] = val if i == self.side_index else 10
             self.setSizes(sizes)
+            total = sum(self.sizes())
+            sizes = list(self.sizes())
+            for i in range(len(sizes)):
+                sizes[i] = val if i == self.side_index else total-val
+            self.setSizes(sizes)
+            self.initialize()
+
+        return property(fget=fget, fset=fset)
+
+    def do_resize(self, *args):
+        orig = self.desired_side_size
+        QSplitter.resizeEvent(self, self._resize_ev)
+        if orig > 20 and self.desired_show:
+            c = 0
+            while abs(self.side_index_size - orig) > 10 and c < 5:
+                self.apply_state(self.get_state(), save_desired=False)
+                c += 1
+
+    def resizeEvent(self, ev):
+        if self.resize_timer.isActive():
+            self.resize_timer.stop()
+        self._resize_ev = ev
+        self.resize_timer.start()
+
+    def get_state(self):
+        if self.count() < 2: return (False, 200)
+        return (self.desired_show, self.desired_side_size)
+
+    def apply_state(self, state, save_desired=True):
+        if state[0]:
+            self.side_index_size = state[1]
+            if save_desired:
+                self.desired_side_size = self.side_index_size
         else:
-            state = dynamic.get(self._name+  '_last_open_state', None)
-            if state is not None:
-                self.restoreState(state)
-            else:
-                self.setSizes(sizes)
-        self.initialize()
+            self.side_index_size = 0
+        self.desired_show = state[0]
 
+    def default_state(self):
+        return (self.initial_show, self.initial_side_size)
 
+    # Public API {{{
 
+    def save_state(self):
+        if self.count() > 1:
+            gprefs[self.save_name+'_state'] = self.get_state()
+
+    @property
+    def other_index(self):
+        return (self.side_index+1)%2
+
+    def restore_state(self):
+        if self.count() > 1:
+            state = gprefs.get(self.save_name+'_state',
+                    self.default_state())
+            self.apply_state(state, save_desired=False)
+            self.desired_side_size = state[1]
+
+    def toggle_side_pane(self, hide=None):
+        if hide is None:
+            action = 'show' if self.is_side_index_hidden else 'hide'
+        else:
+            action = 'hide' if hide else 'show'
+        getattr(self, action+'_side_pane')()
+
+    def show_side_pane(self):
+        if self.count() < 2 or not self.is_side_index_hidden:
+            return
+        self.apply_state((True, self.desired_side_size))
+
+    def hide_side_pane(self):
+        if self.count() < 2 or self.is_side_index_hidden:
+            return
+        self.apply_state((False, self.desired_side_size))
+
+    def double_clicked(self, *args):
+        self.toggle_side_pane()
+
+    # }}}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/wizard/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/wizard/__init__.py
index 1fc57e8f4e..b831201f2d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/wizard/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ class Kobo(Device):
 class Booq(Device):
     name = 'Booq Reader'
     manufacturer = 'Booq'
-    output_profile = 'prs505'
+    output_profile = 'sony'
     output_format = 'EPUB'
     id = 'booq'
 
 class TheBook(Device):
     name = 'The Book'
     manufacturer = 'Augen'
-    output_profile = 'prs505'
+    output_profile = 'sony'
     output_format = 'EPUB'
     id = 'thebook'
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/caches.py b/src/calibre/library/caches.py
index e2ecdd9f55..bb6001794a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/caches.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/caches.py
@@ -619,9 +619,12 @@ class ResultCache(SearchQueryParser):
         if self.first_sort:
             subsort = True
             self.first_sort = False
-        fcmp = self.seriescmp if field == 'series' else \
-            functools.partial(self.cmp, self.FIELD_MAP[field], subsort=subsort,
-                              asstr=as_string)
+        fcmp = self.seriescmp \
+                if field == 'series' and \
+                   tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order' \
+                else \
+                   functools.partial(self.cmp, self.FIELD_MAP[field],
+                                     subsort=subsort, asstr=as_string)
         self._map.sort(cmp=fcmp, reverse=not ascending)
         self._map_filtered = [id for id in self._map if id in self._map_filtered]
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index 5868a782ad..7b98dc4537 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from calibre.customize.ui import run_plugins_on_import
 
 from calibre.utils.filenames import ascii_filename
 from calibre.utils.date import utcnow, now as nowf, utcfromtimestamp
-from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
 from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import saved_searches
 from calibre.ebooks import BOOK_EXTENSIONS, check_ebook_format
 from calibre.utils.magick_draw import save_cover_data_to
@@ -736,8 +736,12 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
                                         icon=icon, tooltip = tooltip)
                                     for r in data if item_not_zero_func(r)]
             if category == 'series' and not sort_on_count:
-                categories[category].sort(cmp=lambda x,y:cmp(title_sort(x.name).lower(),
-                    title_sort(y.name).lower()))
+                if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+                    ts = lambda x: title_sort(x)
+                else:
+                    ts = lambda x:x
+                categories[category].sort(cmp=lambda x,y:cmp(ts(x.name).lower(),
+                                                             ts(y.name).lower()))
 
         # We delayed computing the standard formats category because it does not
         # use a view, but is computed dynamically
@@ -950,7 +954,10 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             title = title.decode(preferred_encoding, 'replace')
         self.conn.execute('UPDATE books SET title=? WHERE id=?', (title, id))
         self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['title'], title, row_is_id=True)
-        self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['sort'],  title_sort(title), row_is_id=True)
+        if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+            self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['sort'], title_sort(title), row_is_id=True)
+        else:
+            self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['sort'], title, row_is_id=True)
         self.set_path(id, True)
         self.conn.commit()
         if notify:
@@ -1835,6 +1842,8 @@ books_series_link      feeds
             os.remove(self.dbpath)
             shutil.copyfile(dest, self.dbpath)
             self.connect()
+            self.field_metadata.remove_dynamic_categories()
+            self.field_metadata.remove_custom_fields()
             self.initialize_dynamic()
             self.refresh()
         if os.path.exists(dest):
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/field_metadata.py b/src/calibre/library/field_metadata.py
index 243e3646da..82e4edfdf2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/field_metadata.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/field_metadata.py
@@ -379,6 +379,17 @@ class FieldMetadata(dict):
         self._add_search_terms_to_map(key, [key])
         self.custom_label_to_key_map[label] = key
 
+    def remove_custom_fields(self):
+        for key in self.get_custom_fields():
+            del self._tb_cats[key]
+
+    def remove_dynamic_categories(self):
+        for key in list(self._tb_cats.keys()):
+            val = self._tb_cats[key]
+            if val['is_category'] and val['kind'] in ('user', 'search'):
+                del self._tb_cats[key]
+
+
     def add_user_category(self, label, name):
         if label in self._tb_cats:
             raise ValueError('Duplicate user field [%s]'%(label))
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py b/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
index d95eae9226..adf6691671 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from threading import RLock
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata import title_sort
+from calibre.utils.config import tweaks
 from calibre.utils.date import parse_date, isoformat
 
 global_lock = RLock()
@@ -115,7 +116,10 @@ class DBThread(Thread):
         self.conn.create_aggregate('concat', 1, Concatenate)
         self.conn.create_aggregate('sortconcat', 2, SortedConcatenate)
         self.conn.create_aggregate('sort_concat', 2, SafeSortedConcatenate)
-        self.conn.create_function('title_sort', 1, title_sort)
+        if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+            self.conn.create_function('title_sort', 1, title_sort)
+        else:
+            self.conn.create_function('title_sort', 1, lambda x:x)
         self.conn.create_function('uuid4', 0, lambda : str(uuid.uuid4()))
         # Dummy functions for dynamically created filters
         self.conn.create_function('books_list_filter', 1, lambda x: 1)
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
index da7122c491..c34334ee09 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Feed(object):
 
     def populate_from_preparsed_feed(self, title, articles, oldest_article=7,
                            max_articles_per_feed=100):
-        self.title      = title if title else _('Unknown feed')
+        self.title      = unicode(title if title else _('Unknown feed'))
         self.description = ''
         self.image_url  = None
         self.articles   = []
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/templates.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/templates.py
index e98edd0e95..b64795b816 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/templates.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/templates.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class NavBarTemplate(Template):
             text = 'This article was downloaded by '
             p = PT(text, STRONG(__appname__), A(url, href=url), style='text-align:left')
             p[0].tail = ' from '
+            navbar.append(p)
             navbar.append(BR())
             navbar.append(BR())
         else:
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class TouchscreenNavBarTemplate(Template):
             text = 'This article was downloaded by '
             p = PT(text, STRONG(__appname__), A(url, href=url), style='text-align:left')
             p[0].tail = ' from '
+            navbar.append(p)
             navbar.append(BR())
             navbar.append(BR())
         else: